Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	28.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	60.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 26 '17 at 21:44
Run Duration	108 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	64.6% Good	Memory 78.9 1-Core 75.7 2-Core 149 60% 101 Pts	4-Core 272 8-Core 453 44% 363 Pts	64-Core 463 29% 463 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270-$140 47,409 User benchmarks, average bench 24% AMD(1002 0B04) 2GB CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.5.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	28.9% Poor	Lighting 36.9 Reflection 33.3 Parallax 37.7 30% 36 fps	MRender 29.6 Gravity 26.4 Splatting 38.7 27% 31.6 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 28.9% Great: 26%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SUV400S37240G 240GB 1,026 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 161GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3J Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 160 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 132 (64) Unknown 100 100 359104 (65) Unknown 100 100 140128 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 9 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 105 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 1287 (B7) Unknown 100 100 3 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 25 100 158914904089 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 626 (EA) Unknown 100 100 401 (F1) Unknown 100 100 567 (F2) Unknown 100 100 674 (FA) Read error retry rate 100 100 0	60.7% Good	Read 453 Write 233 Mixed 253 69% 313 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 36.6 4K Mixed 10.9 73% 24.6 MB/s	DQ Read 206 DQ Write 118 DQ Mixed 17.7 52% 114 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 77%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 650GB free Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 172 170 2358 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2022 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 2746 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1856 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 148 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1873 (C2) HDA temperature 120 103 23 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 199 174 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	102% Outstanding	Read 203 Write 152 Mixed 156 128% 170 MB/s	4K Read 0.75 4K Write 2.56 4K Mixed 0.33 115% 1.21 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 78,181 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	36.5% Below average	MC Read 14.1 MC Write 12.6 MC Mixed 11.5 36% 12.7 GB/s	SC Read 8.4 SC Write 9 SC Mixed 8.8 25% 8.73 GB/s	Latency 82.6 48% 82.6 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 62%

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 69%

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Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $89

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	865x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	645x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	438x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	186x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	160x
RX 480AMD $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples	118x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	85x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	83x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	77x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	85x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	55x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX $35Bench 51%, 38,490 samples	50x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16